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Old 07-06-2014, 11:48 PM   #20
QuantumIguana
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To me, a character is relateable if it doesn't make me roll my eyes and say "yeah, right..." I can relate to characters that I might actually encounter in real life, even if they might be uncommon. A character who is a billionaire stock broker with multiple PhDs, wins Grammys in multiple categories, cures cancer in his spare time and advises the Dahli Lama... not so relateable.

As for being likeable, I don't need characters to be Dudley DoRight, but I think a lot of fiction goes overboard with flawed heroes that are little better than the villains. If the protagonist is overly flawed, then I don't really care what happens to them.
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